Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Medal, with Issue Package, by Arno Wallpach Province of China One week after arriving "in

One week after arriving "in country"

bronze gilt with red

Tamar (black and white

28 mm x 32 mm each

Foster (nee Butcher)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Medal, with Issue Package, by Arno Wallpach Province of China One week after arriving "in(Kriegsverdienstmedaille). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 35 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 4 grams, accompanied by its original package of issue, constructed of brown paper stock, the exterior